New rules plus potential marketing opportunities have resulted in many companies now offering credit scores and reports for ‘FREE.’  Are they really free?  This posting in US News Money by Kimberly Palmer gives some of the companies that offer truly free reports and scores plus a list of six things to keep in mind when accessing the company data:

http://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/articles/2014/10/01/are-free-credit-scores-really-free

I have used one of these companies and had a good experience with them.  It is good to get your scores and reports periodically to check for bad items and see where you can improve your credit scores and history.

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